Fabric



H. M. CARSON AND J. l. LEAHY.

FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED IIov.2s. 1921.

Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

l I I I I l l l ineen CARSON AND JOHN J'. LEAHY, OIE' PHLADELPEI, NNSYLVANIA.

FABRIC.

Application led November 28,1921. Serial No. 518,189.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, ROBERT @Anson and lor-IN J'. Lanny', citizens of theUnited AStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful lmproveni-ents in Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to woven fabrics, and, more particularly, to fabrics intended primarily for use in carpets, rugs and the like; and this application is a continuation in part of our abandoned applicationSerial No. etSQB, filed August il, 1923., for a patent upon a fabric. p

An object of the invention is to provide a two ply fabric, having a stiffening back or base of inferior material and a ribbed pile-like face which may be plain or tigured by means of a figuring weft.

lt is an object of the invention toprovide such a fabric which may be pr duced by means of a combination of weft picks, binder threads, binder picks, stuffer warp, jacquard machine lifts and specially cut out cards or cams. ln other words, it is an object of the invention to produce this fabric upon an ordinary loom such as is employed for the production of the two face reversible type of carpet or rug known as art squares. l

It has long been a desire of carpet manufacturers to produce upon this type of loom a single face two-ply fabric having a stiff bach, such as a Brussels carpet, and a face having a pile or rib resembling inappearance, the face of the Brussels carpet. l The present invention contemplates the provision of such a fabric, its production upon an ordinary loom, the obtainance of the ribbed or pile face effect and the guring by the special combination of binder threads. stuffers and weft picks hereinafter set forth.4 I

rlhe accompanying drawings illustrate diagrammatically the inter-weaving of the threads in a piece of fabric embodying the invention.

ln the drawings Fig. l' is a face view of a portion of the fabric. A Fig. 2 is a backfview. 4

F ig. B'is a cross section takenv the'lay of theloom has come up. y

Fig. i is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing v.the completed fabric.

Referring to the drawings fora'more detailed description, the backvof the fabric comprises studer. warp threads l0` arrangedy in basall groups lof a plurality of threads, l the groups being spaced apartgin the illustratedenibodiment of the invention there are fourthreads in each group,` althoughv the number may be varied as desired. The

parallel to the warp threads, showingthe fabric before back also comprises weft threads 11 which .are placed beneath the ywarp and may be formed of inferiorrmaterial, inthe illus* ltrated embodiment the ystuffer threads being jute and the weftv paper.

The fabric face is of ribbed pile-like construction, having an appearance somewhat resembling the face of aBrussels carpet. It comprises a weftl arranged in groupsof three threads each, the several groups being divided off in Figure 3 by vertical dotted lines. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention each group consists ofa non-fig` uring fine thread 12 and two woolen shots '13; one woolenshotmay be brown and the other green, indicated by the lettersB and G, respectively. Placed between the fabric back and the face "weft rare stuifer ends 14:, one end being located above `each set of the back stuffer warp threads. Referring more particularly to Figure fl, which shows the relative position of the threads inthe completed fabric, it' will be noted that the intermediate stuer ends are substantially straight and superposed above the concealed woolen face shots, which, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, are indicated as green. It will be understood, ofcourse, that in parts of the fabric the position of the brown and green shots willv be reversed opeiat-ing,` the stutter ends by a 'jacquard inzichine and specially cut cards or cains.

The back and .tace oit the vabric are bound together by means ot binder Wai-ps l5, 16, positioned between the ot i el: stutter Warps, as indicated clearly in Figui. 21. rlhe binder l5 passes over the brown and green ivoolen face shots, then through. the tabric under the back weit thread ll, and subsequently to the tace ot the fabric to pass over the succeeding brown and fifi-een shots. T he binder itl passes under the brown and green wett threads. crosses the binder 15 between the green shot and the adjacent line shot '12, and over the iine shot and subsequently disappears into the fabric beneath the succeeding brown and fri-een shots. lt will be noted that the binders which are ot any line thread, such. as Worsted, are non-figuring and assist in Y,torining the rib upon the tace of the i" bric. rlhese binders divide the tace wett th' mds by first locking' together two Woolen shots, and then securinga fine tace shot with the back Wett thread l1, there beingi three "Face Wett shots to one basal 'Wett shot in each group. ln the completed labric, shown in liigure 4, it Will vbe noted that the bach stutter ends 10 and the intermediate stu le are held securely in the fabric by ineans or the binders, and in creating; the design the stutter ends le are woven with the woolen tace shots so that the individual ineinbei's of the pairs ot Woolen shots are superposed, one above the other, in Figure 4%-, the green shots being` shown as concealed.

Referring more particularly to Figure 3, if the green shots are to be concealed to produce a solid brown effect, the shots are passed under the stuiier cnds le, indicated in Figure 3, and when the lay oi the loom cornes up the brown shots on each side are brought together, each green shot being thus placed beneath an adjacent brown shot. ln Figure 3, the position oit the threads are shoivn before the lay the loom cornes up in order clearly to indicate the path of the various threads. lt will understood, of course, that it may be desirable at tiines to conceal the brown shots to produce a solid green etlect, and at such tiines, the brown threads pass under the Studer ends le, as do the green in llig. S.

lt will be understood that the par cular colors designated in the illus/rated fabric, Well the materials specified :tor use, may be varied. l-loyvever, We have found that itis particularly desirable to employ Woolen threads for the face Wett, since the stutter ends le and the binders cooperate with theni to produce a ribbed effect, as distinguished from the plain smooth tace ot rnost fabrics heretofore obtained by n'eaifes ordinarilyT produced upon the general type of loom. To illustrate the extent to which l i ,eeoeeo varied We have pron'eave in which the chenille and produce i o intended through claiins, when the nloyed, to cover such materials as would led lthe art and illai weave as diswill be obinateri as chenille c A. nl. L" 1y l vl ly not so noticeable. inay be ot jnte or paper; it

necessary th at Lnsive i lt) I ,u T Y," i, J. r 1

6il be enipioyeo, since these ends do noon tace ic, but

i t ie ends ivoolen tace en threads are positioned ove the r and i shot which it con s VArot been thought ne l description of the operation of the leoni ini c ie production oit a. febr). described herein. rllhe inechanisin inust Ee as to operate the Warp threads in the way described to produce the 'abric i Il, A.

vbie forros ot siich niechabe devised by an under- Vebrio itselt. lt should be however that the stutter ends 'atei bv a jacquard 1t cards or caros. stutter, Warp rhsir ni echa iii sin 'l 'he binoz are heddle rlhe tabric produced relatively stift bach oi' i il and ribbed M .v ,Je

i "5 K t it the t ill'lx" l/l. ll fix I r n' x Y 1H* 0 ,JL/Lira@ 1.1i @y elm gfltmlrcift lQCllcll'llSlfl. OO tar vie are aware, ive are the first to nro duce upon an ordinary looin a single faced fabric havin@ 'this ribbed or pile tace With a stiigtenino lr ot interior material and to produce such a, tabric with .figure or pattern effects,

lhat We claiin is :ee

fabric of the class described coinstireiiing base ot relatively in- 'bb-ed pile-lilre tac cit threads subvely ne were' ctantially in. conta 'linea-os 'positioned between the adjacent nrst nentioned wett threads, and binder Warps binding,` together said tace and base.

A fabric of the class described coinprising a stiffening base of relatively inferior material; and a ribbed pile-like face comprising relatively large Wett threads, relatively tine vrett threads positioned between the adjacent first mentioned weft threads, warp stufler threads between said base and the face weft, said stufl'er threads being' interwoven with the face weft threads for pile-like pattern effects, and relatively small binder warps binding together said base and face.

3. A fabric of the class described comprising a stiffening base of relatively inferior material; and a ribbed pile-like face comprising relatively large weft threads substantially in contact, relatively ne weft threads positioned between the adjacent first mentioned weft threads, stuii'er warp threads between said face and base, said Studer threads at times passing over certain relatively large weft threads to produce pattern elfects, and plain relatively small binder warps binding together said face and base.

LL. A fabric of the class described. having a stiflening base of relatively inferior niaterial comprising straight longitudinal staffer threads arranged in groups of two 0r more and a weft beneath the stutter threads; and a patterned ribbed pile-like face comprising weft threads and plain binder warps binding together said base and face.

A fabric of the class described having a stiffening base of relatively inferior material comprising straight longitudinal stuffer threads arranged in basal groups of two or more and a weft beneath the stuffer threads; and a ribbed pile-like face comprising figuring weft threads, longitudinal stuffer threads between said base stuffer threads and said face weft threads, said longitudinal stuffer threads being interwoven with the face weft threads for pilelike pattern effects, and plain binder warps binding together said base and face.

6. A fabric of the class described having a stifli'ening base of relatively inferior material comprising straight longitudinal stuffer threads arranged in spaced basal groups of two or more, and a weft beneath the stuffer threads; and a ribbed pile-like face comprising figuring weft threads and pairs of plain binder warps between said groups of. stuifer threads binding together said base and face, said binder threads bindingtogether alternately a pair of face weft threads, one of which is concealed, and then a single face weft thread with. a base weft thread.

7. A fabric of the class described having a stiff'ening base of relatively inferior material comprising straight longitudinal stufl'er threads arranged in spaced basa-l groups of two or more, and a weft beneath the stuiier threads; and a ribbed face comprising colored weft threads and pairs of plain binder warp threads between sald groups of stuff'er threads binding together said base and face, there being three face weft shots to a single basal weft shot, said binder Warp threads crossing between the second and third face weft shots, one binder warp thread then extending over the third face weft shot and the other binder warp thread under the base weft thread, the binder warp threads then recrossing and eX- tending one over Aand the other under the succeeding pair of face weft shots.

8. A fabric as speciied'in claim G having longitudinal stufler threads between said base stuifer threads and said-face weft, said face weft threads at times passing under certain of said last mentioned stuifer threads to be concealed and thereby to produce pattern effects.

9. A fabric as specified in claim 7 having longitudinal stuffer threads between said base stuffer threads and said face weft, said face weft threads at times passingunder certain of said last mentioned stuiier threads to be concealed and thereby to produce pattern effects.

10. A fabric of the class described having a stiffening base structure of relatively inferior material; and a patterned ribbed pilelike face structure comprising` relatively large figuring weft threads arranged in pairs, the individual threads of the pairs being superposed, relatively small weft threads between the adjacent pairs ofv said first mentioned weft threads, andplain relatively small binder warps binding together 1 said base and face.

ll. A fabric of the class described havinga stiffening base structure of relatively inferior material; and a ribbed pile-like face structure comprising relatively large weft threads arranged in pairs, the individual threads of the pairs being superposed, relatively ne weft threads arranged between the adjacent pairs of the first mentioned lweft threads, stuHer warp threads between said base and face, said stuifer threads at times passing over and concealing members of said pairs of weft threads to produce pattern effects, and relatively fine binder warps binding together said face and base.

l2. A fabric of the class described having a stiifening base of inferior material comprising jute stuffer warp threads and paper weft threads, a ribbed pile-like face comprising guring woolen weft threads, and binder warps binding together said base and face.

13. Aifabric of the class described having a stiening base of inferior material comprising stufier warp threads and weft threads, a ribbed pile-like face comprising figuring woolen weft threads, plain stuffer warp ends between said back and face, and at all times concealed therebetween, said face weft shots at times passing under said intermediate stuifer ends to be concealed, the adjacent weft shots being positioned over and concealing the superposed stutter end,

and plain binder wai-gs bindingv together said base and tare.

lli. A taln'ic oit the class described having a stit',7 ing' base oit inferior material, such as paper or jute, coinprisina stutter Warp threads and wett tlr' ads, a ribbed pile-like tace comiliriingg; wett tl'ireads ar anged in groups ot three shots, each group comprising; a sinall plain worst/ed thread shot and two figuring thread shots, and binder Warps binding` together the face and base.

i tabric oit the class described having` a stiteiiinggv base ot interior material, such as paper or jute, comprising' stuiier Warp threads and Weit threads, a ribbed pile-like tace comprising` Wett threads arranged in groups et three shots, each group comprising a small plain worsted thread shot and two figuring thread shots, and binder warps bindig together the Jface and base, said binder ins being` arranged in pairs binding; together in each group ot tace piclrs, tiro Woclen shots and the [ine shot, with the baclrwett shot.

16. i fabric, as specified in claim 11i, having` longitudinal stutter ends between said oase and the tace Wert, said face shots at times passing under said stutter ends to be concealed and thereby to produce pattern effects.

17. A fabric, as specified in claim 15, havm ing` longitudinal stutter ends between said base and the tace wett shots, said tace shots at times missing` under said stutter ends to be concealed and thereby to produce pattern effects.

18. fr fabric of the class described, having a stittening base ot' interior material comprising straight longitudinal Warp stutter threads and Wett shots beneath said Warp; and a patterned pile-like face comprising guring Woolen Wett threads arranged in pairs, certain of the individual members of the pairs beingconcealed by being placed beneath. the other member ofthe pair to produce the pattern effects, and binder Warps binding together said base and tace.

19. A fabric of the class described, having stiiiening` base of interior material comprising straight longitudinal Warp stutlier threads and weft shots beneath said Warp; and a patterned face comprising` figuring Woolen Wett threads arranged in pairs, certain ot' the individual members of the pairs bein` concealed by being placed beneath the other member ot the pair to produce the pattern effects, and non figuring binder Warps binding together said base and face.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands.

HUBERT M. CARSON. JOHN J. LEAHY. 

